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Safety knife

US8839523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 2010
Grant dateSep 23, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B5/003
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A safety knife comprises a knife body (10), a blade carrier (16) movable within the knife body (10) between a retracted position and an extended position, biasing means (24) urging the blade carrier (16) towards its retracted position, latch means to latch the blade carrier (16) in its extended position, and a weight (36) movable along a passage (32) relative to the knife body (10) and engageable with release means (40) to release the latch means.

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